Lynch, Huskies plan to wear down Florida State

Published: Friday, Dec. 28, 2012 5:30 a.m. CDT

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MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch may have given Florida State some bulletin board material. In an interview with the Sporting News’ Steve Greenberg, Lynch said the Seminoles haven’t seen anything like the Huskies’ offense.

Lynch also gave Greenberg this quote: “We plan on wearing them down. In the fourth quarter, we plan to have them on their knees – and then just keep pounding away.”

“No, we’re not cocky, we’re confident in what we do. We have a good offense, we have a great defense. We feel like we can be in the game,” he said. “We didn’t come down here for all the activities and everything. We came down here for the Orange Bowl to play in it. We’re not cocky at all, we’re confident.”

NIU head coach Rod Carey agreed with Lynch.

“What’s he supposed to say? ‘Hey, we’re just hoping we get a first down, get a yard or two?’ Come on now, it’s what we do,” he said. “That’s the confidence, and these guys expect that. We’re doing everything we can to make that happen.”

Other notes from Wednesday’s practice:

NIU’s new uniforms seem extremely popular among the players.

The Huskies will wear brand new white uniforms with metallic silver numbers on the front and NIU written in red above the numbers. NIU’s new uniforms feature red sleeves with a Huskies logo, and red pants. The uniforms, made by Adidas, are tight-fitting.

“Those are real nice uniforms. It’s a big change from what they had before,” safety Demetrius Stone said. “It was nice that they made those uniforms for us, and our team’s excited.”